Re: (PM) Radius users file conversion
Samudra E. Haque (haque@pradeshta.net)
Fri, 23 Jan 1998 16:54:45 -0600
Joe Hartley wrote:
>
> "John Campbell" <john@hixnet.co.za> wrote:
> > I can't believe the responses I've had so far.
> > Do many ISP's actually edit the Radius users file manually ?
>
> We do, but we only have special entries for those customers with
> special requirements - dedicated ISDN lines, static IP dialups or
> shell-only customers. Everyone else gets handled by the DEFAULT
> entry, which validates accordfing to the /etc/passwd file on our Sun,
> and gets the IP address as handled by the PM.
>
> We have to edit this 2-3 times per month, tops.
keeping the passwords in the /etc/password file can be an invitation for
somebody to use a crack program on your other users in the password
file!
can the DEFAULT radius password check can be set to check using shadow
password's databases? I.e, can radius authentication co-exist with
shadow
passwords ?
-samudra
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